Amitabh Bachchan recalls his visit to Gir, shares video of villagers herding lions

Even during lockdown, Amitabh Bachchan is keeping in touch with his fans on social media. Bollywood legend recently shared a video on his Facebook p that show bravery of people in Gir. Amitabh Bachchan revealed that he was very impressed by se people, as y could herd lions like cattle. 

Amitabh Bachchan shares video of Gir people herding lions like cattle

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Taking to his social media p, Amitabh Bachchan shared a video of how people in Gir herded lions in forest. In his post, actor wrote that Gir people could make lions run away with a ‘lathi’. He added that this was completely true and that he had seen it happen himself. Amitabh Bachchan revealed that during  shooting of  Gujarat Tourism film in Gir, ir team reached a watering hole where a pride of lions was drinking water. 

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lions moved away as soon as y saw Amitabh Bachchan's jeep approaching m. Amitabh and his team were disappointed as y wanted to film lions for ir upcoming tourism commercial. That is when Gir villr who was with m got down from jeep and started walking towards pride of lions. villr n used his ‘lathi’ to herd lions like cattle. lions were n herded back to watering hole and team was able to finish ir shoot. 

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Amitabh Bachchan revealed that he was completely fascinated by this encounter. He asked villr if he was ever scared of lions in forest. villr n revealed that his family had been herding lions in forest for several generations. 

On work front, Amitabh Bachchan is set to feature in multiple upcoming movies. His next film will be Chehre, a mystery thriller film directed by Rumi Jaffery. movie stars Emraan Hashmi and Amitabh in lead roles, while Krystle D'Souza, Rhea Chakraborty, Siddhanth Kapoor and Annu Kapoor play prominent supporting roles. 

Amitabh Bachchan will also feature in Brahmāstra, an upcoming action-fantasy film directed and written by Ayan Mukerji. movie will also star Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt in pivotal roles. movie is set to release on December 4, 2020. 

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[Promo from Amitabh Bachchan Instagram]